-terrorismlaws. thefeeling is that al qaeda is behind a lot of the attacks still going on, and al qaeda is sunni. a lot of the arrests are made in sunni communities. these were sparked in december with the arrest of bodyguards of a senior sunni politician. they have not let up since then. every friday, there are mass prayers and protest in sunni towns and provinces. those provinces have essentially been cut off on fridays from baghdad. , it was the same grievances. these are coordinated protest, and they have taken an increased hard-line turn with clerics and other leaders who have not been known before, taking a different direction. >> all right, jane, thank you once again. jane arraf on the line from iraq. has exploded outside the french of the sea and the libyan capital tripoli. two security guards were injured in the blast. still not clear who is behind the attack. jacky rowland has the story and reaction from paris. >> the force of the explosion brought down the walls of nearby buildings and started a fire that engulfed some offices inside the embassy. one french security officer was seriou

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to me in a seamless way they are trying to interviiw people but it is notthelawenforcementauthorities who catch people is somebody who's sees something and reports it. neil: there is a lot of cameras on every street corner. >> they will be lolooking at all the cameras, examining the exosive to find out what kind it was and where it might have come from. people interviewing people. if we find to it is my suspicion is because of the cameras and people. neil: what if it is home grown? >> that is always the big worry because we can stop people coming into the country. but if they are already here it is a great problem and i have done a report on that very subject with homegrown terrorists. it sounds like it might be in that category. we don't know anything gets but the terrorist from a terrorist network, somebody who has said genwich -- who has a grudge. there are a lot of violent people out there. neil: this patriot's day in massachusetts celebrates our independents, and our battles at lexington 1775. it could be conjecture is giving therefore the country then how together re

's the new york times. in the new "new york times, aseniorlaw-enforcement officialssaid they were looking the connection between pressure cookers, which is how the bombs were used, and al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. some reporting from the papers this morning. getting your reaction, day two of your reaction to the bombings in boston. we begin with charles, an independent caller. aller: i'm just calling about fox reporter in boston going around asking people about the situation that happened and what should they do to the people. and he tried to switch over like it was the president's fault, asking do you think the president has done enough? it is the same stuff with them. these people are grieving a loss and they are trying to say it's the president's fault. i don't understand fox news. are a bunch of haters. we are trying to bring the country together. i just don't get them. they gave busgh a pass, running this country into the ground. it is a shame how they act all the time. --t: on our facebook page facebook.com/c-span. william, republican caller from tennessee. caller: good mornin

, it seems to me in a seamless way they are trying to interviiw people but it is notthelawenforcementauthorities who catch people is somebody who's sees something and reports it. neil: there is a lot of cameras on every street corner. >> they will be looking at all the cameras, examining the explosive to find out what kind it was and where it might have come from. people interviewing people. if we find to it is my suspicion is because of the cameras and people. neil: what if it is home grown? >> that is always the big worry because we can stop people coming into the country. but if they are already here it is a great problem and i have done a report on that very subject with homegrown terrorists. it sounds like it might be in that category. we don't know anything gets but the terrorist from a terrorist network, somebody who has said greenwich -- who has a grudge. there are a lot of violent people out there. neil: this patriot's day in massachusetts celebrates our independents, and our battles at lexington 1775. it could be conjecture is giving therefore the country then how together

control act? wouldn't it be appropriate for us to know what measures have to be taken in caseexistinglawcontinuesto prevail? >> we are -- yes, it is. we do. for example, i noted in my testimony we will be coming up to the congress a significant package of reprogramming request, which we have worked with the congress on. >> it's one thing to have reprogramming request. it's another thing to submit a budget, overall bijt that reflects the reality of the law as it is today rather than sending us a budget that has restoration of cuts that so far there's been no movement or action to rerepeal. i think we need to know what happens if we don't repeal. it's in your interest, in my view, to give us that information as to what would happen if we just simply comply with existing law. >> well, i want to address both the points. one, we are continuing to do that, senator. and as part of marty's testimony, part of my testimony on what we are doing and explaining working with committees here in the house and the senate on we continue -- don't make the change what will be requested. for example, suppl

in the program. still to come on the newshour, genetic research andthelaw; thesenate tackles immigration reform; and venezuela elects a new president. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: at least 55 people were killed in iraq today in a string of coordinated bombings and other attacks. scores of others were wounded. explosions rang out from baghdad and fallujah to kirkuk and tikrit. the force of the blasts reduced city blocks to rubble, caused chaos in the streets and left bystanders bewildered. >> what have those innocent people done to deserve this? lives of innocent people don't mean anything? we are only asking for security and safety. is this safe? no electricity, no cars, they are targeting everything, even people. everything is targeted. why? why are they doing that? >> sreenivasan: the violence came less than a week before iraqis hold local elections, their first vote since u.s. troops withdrew in 2011. there was no immediate claim of responsibility, but such attacks are often a trademark of al- qaeda's iraqi wing. a major sell-off hit w

. let me assure you the subcommittee is ready to help in any way we can tohelplawenforcementagainst perpetrators and planners of this act of terror and insure ensure the full force of justice is -- to think something like that taking place anything this committee do we stand ready. i want to express disappointment with regard to you and me in the subcommittee. in somecas has not takimportantm disappointed that the depant bee authities the committee to expand federal prison -- it has fallen from 23,000 in 2006 to 12,800 in fy14. this is an area where leadership is necessary and we have made it very clear that i want to support you in this effort that we need to see to take it seriously in an energetic way and we have not seen it. why can't that picture with the entire federal government and why can't the ncaa -- from prisons. you can put a man or woman in prison for 50 years and give them no work and no dignity. this will not displace american jobs but a proven way to end recidivism to make progress. i am also dissatisfied and disappointed with a noncommittal response to my suggestio

election campaigning on friday the upper house has agreed to revise the public officeselectionlaw. peoplein the country will get their first taste of online campaigning, starting with this summer's upper house race. nhk world has the details. >> reporter: the bill was passed unanimously by the upper house. from now on, political parties, candidates and voters will be allowed to enlist public support on websites and social networking services. japanese law has long limited the number of paper documents that can be distributed during official campaigns. the rule was meant to keep candidates with a financial edge from getting an unfair advantage. but the law, enacted in 1950, did not envision the internet. documents and images in cyber space have been regulated in the same way. japan has lagged behind other countries such as the united states, britain and germany, where there are few restrictions on internet election campaigning. >> translator: communication tools are completely different from the old days. it's good to update the law. >> translator: i'm all for the revision. i'm busy with

office'selectionlaw. peoplein the country will get their first taste of online campaigning starting with this summer's upper house race. >> reporter: the bill was passed unanimously by the upper house. from now on, political parties, candidates, and voters will be allowed to enlist public support on websites and social networking services. japanese law has long limited the number of paper documents that can be distributed during official election campaigns. the rule was meant to keep candidates with a financial edge from getting an unfair advantage. but the law enacted in 1950 did not envision the internet. so documents and images in cyberspace have been regulated in the same way. japan has lagged behind other countries such as the united states, britain and germany where there are few restrictions on internet election campaigning. >> translator: communication tools are completely different from the old days. it's good to update the law. >> translator: i'm all for the revision. i'm busy with my job in child care and it's been hard to obtain certain information. >> reporter: the deba

at that location from where these explosions took place. no injuries are reported at the j.f.k.location.lawenforcement,at this point, is still unableo confirm ether it is indeed related to these two explosions. and an investigative source is confirming to fox that the boston police have found and removed another suspected device, this one located at st. ignatius church just steps away from boston college. the city of boston has recalled all of its off duty police officers and they've been called in for support. boston police commissioner ed davis is preparing the public for a lot ofnjuries and deaths beyond the two that we know of at this hour. >> 2:50 p.m. today, there were simultaneous explosions that occurred along the route of the boston marathon, near the finish line. these explosions occued 50 to 100 yards apart and each scene resulted in multiple casualties. >> we ow as few as two sualties at this point. 25 injured, two confirmed dead and the department of justice is confirming that the events were being treated as a terrorist act, although it's unclear whether or not the spoke us

thesek explosions took place. no injuries are reported at the jfklocation.lawenforcementis stillble unable to confirm if it is related to these two. explosions. and the investigative source confirming that the boston a police have found and removed another suspected device located at st. ignatius church steps away from boston college. the city of boston has recalled all off-duty police officers for support.e above commissioner is preparing the public for a lot of o injuries and death beyond the two of what we know of this hour. >> to 50:00 p.m. today there were simultaneous explosions that occurred all along the route of the boston marathon.sion these explosions occurred 50 yards apart and each scene resulted in multiple casualty's. lou: we do not of course, lead to know that you as possible at this point* are 25 injured, two confirmed dead and the i department of justice is confirming the events are treated as a terrorist act although it is unclearnc whether domestic or international at this time p that the faa placing of a temporary flight restriction over the site at the request

a budget at the reality is thatthelawasit is today rather than sending a budget that has restoration of cats that go far has been no movement or reaction to repeal. we need to know what happens if we don't repeal. it's in their interest to give the information that we just simply comply with existing law. >> we are continuing to do that, senator is part of marty's testimony, part of my testimony on what we are doing explaining working with the committees here in the house and senate what's going to be requested. for example, supplemental curb reissues. is that within the realm of what's going to be required? we don't know. i would add on the budget in one of the points made to smyrna nonmanaged, the senate and house budget resolutions for defend, essentially with basically the same numbers as our budget. not at all dismissing your questions that are real and legitimate under reality. as you know as well as anyone, this a $600 billion enterprise. this was put together of a series of the year and to readjust that and come back with new members in the budget. we are dealing with the rea

't reflectthelaw? secretaryhagel? >> the fy15 budget we'll present earl next year will reflect the reality of whatever the situation is. i don't know if between now and next february if they worked hair on it, both parties, president has. >> that's why we're surprised when it didn't reflect this time around, but happy to hear it reflects the law of the land next time around. you know, last month, the addition of 15 additional intercepters will be deployed to alaska as reaction to the provocations we've had from north korea. this brings the numbers of alaska to the number of originally planned during the bush administration, i believe, later we deuced by president obama. i have a question to you about this. was the russian government consulted or informed that the united states was considering this decision before the decision was made, and if so, when did that occur? >> the answer is not to my knowledge. it was not russian government who was not consulted in any way, and it was not that decision, that policy was not decided based on any consideration of the russian government. incidentally

internal administrative restriction we all have given through congress. i don't know whatthelawis.>> we will make a request on that. and appreciate your follow-up on it. we go now to karen bass of california. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to congratulate secretary kerry on your appointment and also join my colleagues in expressing my condolences. i look forward to working with you and especially working with the committed women and men at the state department. i have to tell you that i have really enjoyed working directly with the state department and i'm honored to have an excellent pearson fellow in my office who i am looking forward to continue to work with me. as the ranking member of the africa subcommittee, i wanted to share with you several priority issues i hope you'll consider. first of all u.s.-africa trade relations. number two, the importance of development assistance programs, including global hiv-aids funding through pet far. and number three, support for peacekeeping operation. as you know the u.n. is considering establishing a peacekeeping isce in mali, and there al

will be placed on the record for those who stood up for sensible gunsafetylawsinamerica. i think jo put it well. the parents who have come here and the family members -- i think joe put it well. the parent to have come here in the family members, we need to find a political courage with the disappointment in this vote today. this is not the end. there is more that we can do and will do. reaching out to convince members who voted the other way today and perhaps in the next election to challenge them. bring the issue forward to the american people. this is worth the fight. we have got to stand up to bring sensible gun safety to america. god forbid what tomorrow's victims will be, but we know they will be there. we have to do everything we can to spare another family from this agree. thank you. let me salute all of my andeagues, particularly joe the families who have lit a candle. that is a hard, hard thing to do when you go through what they went through. you do not want to get out of bed, let alone come here and argue truth to power, which you have done. it will not be forgotten. it will

says this event will change the face of the city. >> it will be a heightenedthelawenforcementpresence consistent with the severity and seriousness of ongoing investigation. people should expect those riding tehe t,th there will be random bad checks. >> security has been stepped up at a sensitive locations around the world. boston may have been the target. the impact is being felt much further. 3 people killed in that attack. boston hospitals have been inundated with injured people. 144 people injured and being treated. that includes 10 children. 17 are in critical or life- threatening conditions. 10 people have had to have their limbs amputated. a sign of how serious that attack was. to other news now. barack obama will welcome his counterpart to washington for talks next week. this comes as north korea makes threats against the southern neighbor. state television says the statement saying it would attack enemies without notice. the statement came as north korea marked the birthday of the founding father. north korea says the latest military threat against the south comes as

save, we will not share this information with the government unless requiredbylaw, interms of use, and frequently there are statements analogous to that and the many you click send and complete it if this bill were law, the company you gave that information to could then turn around in violation of their own terms of use and provide all the information to the government. now, the limitations on what the government could do with that information are completely inadequate. there is a section of the bill on page 10 and 11 that deals with those limitations. first it says that information can be used for cybersecurity purposes. ok, that's the murp of the bill, investigation and prosecution of cybersecurity crimes. that's ok. then it goes far afield into pretty much everything. it talks about bodily harm, danger of death, when we look at bodily harm and bodily njury that includes things under u.s.c. 1365, can cuts abrasions, bruises, disfigurements, including mental pain. this is anything the government wants to use the information for. painer that can cause paper cuts. the government c

of the sequester and it's important to emphasize it is not a one-year proposition is writtintolawtocontinue. given a list of fat and the woulit be fair to say then, riouses security risk basedt right now? >> it certainly is consuming a company intelligence community leadership for what we see happening to the capability and importantly the expectations people seem to have for our having this global insight and that is going to be very hard. if we sustain sequestration through 2021, what the law calls for, as i said in my testimony to the senate in telogen's community and a day before, we collectively have to rethink what people expect from the intelligence community because it isn't going to be the same. >> general flynn. >> i just want to emphasize is a senior leader, just to reemphasize the general clapper talked about, we are about people and we do not want to damage that vital component of our capability. the sequestration provides is no flexibility. not just this year, but over the long haul. our adversaries won't take a strategic pause and the real cost director clapper highlightedvwe

'm actually concerned about that. [inaudible] just something broke yesterday. john kerry's son-in-law, which didn't come out in the vetting process, his son-in-law is an iranian. and iranian americans with very close world is in iran. and that is, it's a breakdown of the vetting process. and so i will ask you all, are you concerned about this? >> i would have to know more about the iranians. most iranian americans of course our strong opponents of every regime i don't know about this person. >> [inaudible] >> this could be a problem, to come in terms of pressure and blackmail. i would be concerned about that, you know. i would say if the state department is now aware of that fact, they may be able to take steps to protect him in some way or put him in some of the portfolio. but i don't know about the situation. >> since we are losing some media coverage, i just want to reiterate that there's a book called "persecuted: the global assault on christians." three of the three authors are here on this panel. we are grateful for your time. also, new website, persecutionreport.org. please don't neg

itintolaw. thatundertaking and many others, john berry made a real difference of the more than 62,000 federal workers and everyone else who called my district home. just as we look to our federal workers to watch out for us, our federal workers look to john to watch out for them, to make sure they have a safe work environment, that their paychecks will arrive on time and the benefits they earn are the ones they receive. under president clinton, john served as deputy assistant secretary and acting assistant secretary for law enforcement at the treasury department. overseeing the united states secret service and the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. and he later moved to the interior department where he was assistant secretary for policy, management and budget, essentially the manager of the department of interior. before coming to the office of personnel management, john spent nearly a decade working on conservation as director of the fish and wildlife foundation, and then arguably the job he perhaps has enjoyed most, he became director of the national zoo. at the national z

. their major rule seems to be we don't care about public opinion, we only care aboutthelaw, andthelawisthe only thing that is right. when finally a lot of journalists and other persons said that the way the court here organized the access to the trial is not fair because there were no turkish media who were getting access to this trial, it was too late for the judges to make compromises. and this finally ended in a disaster we have now. >> what about the families of the victims? how have they been reacting acco >> -- reacting? >> i was talking with one of the family members. she said it is a catastrophe for the families. they were preparing for weeks for this week when they probably would face the accused murderers and accused helpers of the murderers of their loved ones. they were taking vacations to follow this trial in munich. when all the tension was coming to a peak this week, there was a big emptiness -- there is now a big emptiness. this is a catastrophe. there is a big helplessness the victims and the dems families -- and the victims' families have to face this week. >> can

back in politics. musharraf faced a defeat five years ago. he lived in exile since 2009.pakistanilawenforcementauthorities issued a warrant for him in 2011. they accused him of failing to provide adequate security for former prime minister buto. the high court and the capital islamabad have suspended the warrant while musharraf attem attempted to fight the accusations. he is living at his home in islamabad, and the election board refused to accept his candida candidacy. >>> reports suggest next week's eu meeting of foreign ministers in luxonborg will see blocks -- most were suspended in april 2012. the likely move to go one step further is several factors including the recent decision to allow a distribution of a daily national newspaper. the country, however, will not be allowed to import arms or any law enforcement equipment that may be used to suppress myanmar's citizens. the meeting is likely to calm on myanmar to consolidate their path to policy. that's the year in which democratic leader aung san suu kyi is aiming to assume myanmar's presidential. -- presidency. >>> let's tak

found two unexploded bombs. this morning aseniorlawenforcementofficial says there were no unexploded devices, just the two that went off. several officials say the bombs that went off included shrapnels to multiply the injuries, bebes and ball bearings. investigators are investigating video to see if they can see individuals placing the packages. there is a video from the back carrying two backpacks but it's too soon to know whether that had anything to do with the attack. authorities say there is no suspect in custody but they did talk last night to a 20-year-old saudi man here on a currently active student visa. he had burns and questioned for hours and it's his home that was searched in the boston suburb of revere. they carried away some materials for examination but one official said it's too certain to know one or the other about him, that he might have been an innocent bystander. >> let's get to michael lighter, nbc news terrorism expert. good morning to you. the key question everyone is waking up with is what is your gut? does this bear the hallmarks of some domestic terrorism

that there will be some change in theelectorallaw, inthe expanse public sector and for the italian politics and some changes in terms of structural reforms that could carry over until the beginning of next year. while obviously it's not the ideal scenario overall, because italy needs something more than just a little changes here and there, but that would be the first step in the right direction. >> right. and as annalisa says, futures could cause near term volatility. thanks very much. she's a senior economist at new edge. speaking of tumultuous, russia's president is coming under controver controversy. while russia's economy hadn't performed badly last year, falling commodity prices risk pushing the country into recession. these comments come just hours after president putin threatened to fire officials for not following his orders on public spending. geoff cutmore is outside this event. what are you hearing about these concerns and the russian economy overnight? >> reporter: absolutely. fascinating issue. we clearly see some risks emerging in the russian government at this point. and i just want

that we all have given through congress. i don't know whatthelawisspent we will make a request on that and appreciate your follow up on it. we go now to karen bass of california. >> thank you, mr. chair. i want to congratulate secretary kerry on your appointment, and also join my colleagues in expressing my condolences. >> thank you. >> i look forward to working with you, and especially working with the committed men and women at the state department. i have to tell you that i've really enjoyed working directly with the state department and i'm honored to have an excellent pearson fell in my office who i am looking forward to continuing to work with me. as the ranking member of the african subcommittee all wanted to share with you several priority issues i hope you will consider. first of all come u.s.-africa trade relations. number two, the importance of development assistance programs, including global hiv/aids funding through pepfar. number three, support for peacekeeping operations. as you know the u.n. is considering establishing a peacekeeping force and mali and there's a

the nation'simmigrationlawsgatheredat capitol hill yesterday to put pressure on lawmakers. >> make sure that they hear from you. that they know without a doubt in their mind that keeping their jobs depends on them supporting comprehensive immigration reform. >> what we're seeing right now is an incredible amount of support, both from the left and from the right. >> the new proposal also puts millions of illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship. but only if they arrived in the u.s. before the end of 2011. those who have been charged with crimes, would not be eligible. >>> president obama will host south korea's newly elected first female president at the white house next month. they will observe the 60th anniversary of the alliance between the u.s. and south korea. also high on their agenda, efforts to counter the nuclear threat posed by north korea. >>> in venezuela, demand for a recount in the presidential election. ballots were ignored leading to an anti-government protest. the election results were certified. the winner by a razor thin margin less than one percentage point hand-pi

of retirement and health care benefits is consistent with what is required by thefederallawofups, federal express and every other almost every other corporation in the country it would be very similar. >> it could be different from what the private sector companies are doing. i would like to know, i would like to make that available to the postal employees that i represent throughout the country. >> you are correct but it's not the same for health care benefits. i will provide a more detailed record. >> you are saying the postal service now is operating at 140% of current revenue; is that the number you gave? >> drm laes, unfunded liabilities. >> bankruptcy would probably be where they are. >> finally let me go to something completely unrelated. you testified he wanted more flexibility in their rates in respect to packaging the monopoly on first-class they would have it facto monopoly on the third clause catalogs and what people would refer to as door hangers and nobody has the reach you do. how do you give that flexibility without giving you the power to do sweetheart deals and take the

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answer, orourlawsdonot allow the fbi to follow-up in a sound, solid way." >> reporter: while officials sift through the details, worshippers sought answers in their own way-- gathering at the cathedral of the holy cross sunday to reflect on the violent flare their city experienced in the last week. moving forward, governor deval patrick says there can be vigilance without fear. >> "there are some lessons we're going to have to learn and have learned painfully through this last experience that will have to be applied to future marathons, but there will be future marathons and i think they'll be bigger and better than ever." >> reporter: govorner patrick is asking residents to observe a moment of silence monday at the time the first of two bombs exploded near the finish line of the boston marathon. the one-minute silent tribute to victims is scheduled for 2:50 p.m. and will be followed by the ringing of bells in boston and elsewhere in massachusetts. it marks one week since the attacks that killed three people and wounded more than 180 others. but red sox first baseman david or

andfederallawenforcementagencies for their quick response to yesterday's tragic events and also express our gratitude to the members of the national guard supporting the marathon, among the first on the scene. i'm mindful that many members of the military community had traveled to boston to participate in this race and our thoughts are with all of them today. the department of defense is prepared to respond quickly to any response for additional support from domestic law enforcement agencies. i will continue to consult closely with d.o.d. senior leaders on how we can best support the government's response and investigation. and chairman dempsey may have additional comments regarding this event as well. mr. chairman, i will now turn to my opening statement for this hearing. this year's 2014 budget request for the department of defense is -- as congressman lowey noted, a budget that was put together over many months. an enterprise as large as the department of defense, $600 billion is not collaborated with or on or numbers or budgets instructed in a manner of two or three months. and as w

u.s.lawenforcementagencies are coming through evidence to try to find out who's behind the attack at the boston marathon. two bombs went off killing three people and injuring 176. the bombs went off on monday afternoon. the first knocked back runners who are 30 meters from the finish. the second hit people a short distance away. emergency medical crews rushed to the scene. the dead included an 8 year old boy. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. 17 people were seriously wounded. authorities say they're carrying out a criminal probe. they say it's a potentially terrorist investigation. u.s. property barack obama says the bombings were an act of terrorism. >> they were the beginning of our investigation. it will take time to follow every lead and to determine what happened. but we will find out. we will find whoever harmed our citizens, and we will bring them to justice. >> obama says the government is on high alert for a new terror attack. he has called on security authorities to take necessary measures. >>> a japanese marathoner captures some scenes of the chaos and c

. >> it is true,butlawenforcementand the fbi has sophisticated software and they can take this information and they can digitize it and these computers can analyze it very quickly. it is not like we have a little guy looking with a scroll and go oh let me look at that. it is not like you are siting in the reference room at the library. you actually have machines that can do this now. i heard earlier today that folks went to the logan airport as people were getting ready to fly out of boston and fly home to wherever it was that they live saying before you get on the airplane, do you have anything on your phone that we can download lowed right here? they had all of the -- download right here? they had it all loaded up. >> bill does that when there is no tragedy. i can see your phone, and then he takes it and he leaves. >> i don't have a phone. what i do is take it from other people. that's what he was trying to say. >> thank you for explaining that. >> i don't have a phone. >> jedediah, why would somebody perform an atrocity and not take credit for it. is there a strategy to that? >> i was s

there will be breakingaustralianlaw. australiahas a big lebanese community. are believedalia to be in of that community. australia posted foreign minister has said a big investment in time and resources is going into finding out how many are part of al qaeda in a non.in leba >> elkton police have arrested six individuals for recruiting people to fight in syria. -- belgian police. there were plotting illegal activity in belgium as well. in russia, a court has adjourned the trial of a leading anti- corruption blogger for a week. he's charged with stealing $500,000 from a state-run firm to suppo. if convicted, the 36-year-old could be jailed for 10 years. the trial of five former executives of a firm that produced faulty silicon for breast implants is under way in southern france. hundreds of women are gathering to tell stories of their suffering. the now defunct company made the implants that were prone to rupture. more than 125,000 women receive them before sales ended in 2010. now more. >> the company bonds and other executives on trial are accused of aggravated fraud. this i

to make it easier for states to use current backgroundchecklaws. >>>another huge story developing in texas this morning. a major break in the case of three high-profile killings in kaufman county. the wife of a disgraced former justice of the peace is pinning the crimes on her husband. authorities say kim williams knew details about the shootings of a prosecutor and d.a. and his wife but weren't made public and she confessed that her husband eric pulled the trigger. she is charged with capital murder. her husband, eric williams, is in jail on a terroristic threat charge. investigators say an e-mail threatening more attacks was traced back to him. we're expecting more information on this this afternoon. back to you guys in boston. >> all right, thanks so much, christine. >>> ahead on "starting point" we will have more on the breaking news of the morning, this massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in the town of west, texas. many, many people injured. search and rescue operation under way. we'll bring you the latest. stay with us. >>> welcome back to "starting point." i'm john ber

withlawenforcementofficers. their ethnic chechens from the north caucasus region of southern russia. investigators have revealed the suspects were heavily armed. an automatic weapon, two handguns and 250 rounds of ammunition. the brothers threw explosives at police during the standoff. authorities say the men may have been planning more attacks in other places. they say they will question dzhokhar tsarnaev to try to determine the motive for the marathon bombings which killed three people and wounded more than 170 others. they also want to know if the men had any accomplices. the boston marathon bombings have forced race organizers around the world to rethink security measures. japan is said to be relatively safe from terrorist attacks. but last weekend, marathon events were held across the country amid tight security. a counterterrorism expert says the risk of a copycat attack is still high. nhk world has more. >> reporter: people running this small race in western japan have noticed something strange from last year. >> translator: i'm worried, but i want to believe it's safe. >> tr

tolawenforcementin the coming hours, days and weeks. >> if you see something, say something, and that's what they're counting on, but the investigation obviously is just beginning here, and so much now. >> much more ahead on "nbc nightly news". -- >> bring out the best in others, the ones they seek to harm. >> right, there's still discussion obviously whether this was international terrorism or domestic terrorism. do you have a feeling on that? >> i this i this is one of those things you have to wait to play out. often there is a claim of responsibility quickly which we haven't seen yet. that could mean nothing. they say in those bombs they had bebes and ball bearings and i guess they asked one of the terrorism experts. as lester just the fbi special agent in charge they're processing live digital evidence right now. that is a priority. why the officials who spoke at that press conference, already they received tips, they're getting an awful lot of feedback from the general public as to what may have happened behind us yesterday afternoon. lester, we arrived here in the early evening

the country continues to supplement the growing and oppressive military capability by bolsteringmaritimelawenforcementto support the claims south and east china sea. russia continue to resist putting more international pressure on syria or iran and display create sensitivity to missile defense. closer to home despite positive trends latin america weak ends to slow recovery from devastating natural disasters and drug-related violence and trafficking. in venezuela the presidential election occurred four days ago. officially announced result indicated candidate nicholas won in a narrow victory. so in some given the magnitude and complexity of our global responsibilities and comprehensive intelligence, in my mind, has never, more important or ursubsequent. i have trouble reconciling this of sequestration. with that i thank you for your attention and now turn to general flynn for his statement. >> thank you. good morning chairman, distinguish member of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to testify for your continued support to the dedicated intelligence professionals of the defense i

experts the authority still need the public's help. it is incumbent upon all of los privateresidence,law- enforcementfire service etc. to be vigilant and be aware and communicate with one another. >> it has been said many times but it certainly bears repeating. security experts urging people to be aware of your surroundings. especially in these areas the not heavily trafficked. you have to keep your eyes and ears open. people with their smart phones walking around in not being aware of what is happening around them. authorities asking people to be alert and be aware of your surroundings. that is the absolute best thing we can do to prevent a tragedy. >> bombings in boston will not stop the chicago marathon from taking place. >> and was unexpected and unprecedented. >> within the span of about 15 seconds to explosions changed the world of marathon running forever. >> we were not sure what happened. we just knew that there was an explosion near the finish line. took part in the boston marathon. >> she finessed about an hour before the explosion. the act of terror was truly terrifying. all

an ngo if it runs afouloflawsonforeign money. i think the main thing would be what does the organization itself want? the democracy and human rights activist in egypt was company on this a year or two back and said, ask of the organization. it's probably the best judge of its own risks and what it needs. so that's all i can suggest on that. >> i'm with the investigative project on terrorism to our organization tracks domestic islamists that are filled with the rugged such as the council -- islamic society of north america and we've been able to see if there's been a close correlation between these groups and lobbying the obama administration. it come out and support the brotherhood in egypt and elsewhere in the middle east. do you think that they are having an impact on how the administration deals with indigenous christians in the muslim world? >> quick canvass. we would have no idea on, you know, what are the dynamics, just observe the phenomenon, the current administration, with the bush administration as far as are doing with iraq did not raise this issue, did not fo

to the suburban ride home of their in-laws sunday evening, where catherine has been staying. her lawyer says she did not speak to them. >> candkinders delhi in martinez is joint support for young boston bombing victim erranasron hern who was badly wounded by shrapnel. is that alan hen , is a football coach of alhambra high school in martinez. yesterday all workers of the delhi supported the high school football jerseys to show support of 11 year-old asron and his family. aa romhern developmenron hern undet several surges the boss of children hospital earlier this week. >> here is eriwill continue to e as of sto bring you the latest update on the suspects and victims of the boston marathon on kron 4. >> here is erica with our weather. >> looking at the afternoon highs 82 degrees for oakland. 87 and concord. we could see 90 degrees for pleasanton, livermore. 84 in sunnyvale. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast highlights very warm weather. in fact, today is expected to be the warmest day of the week. temperatures will gradually cooled down. take a look at thursday it is expected to be th

filmed here earlier on the week, seen him on the news for the first time. and then for son-in-law reason, he tells me this is dzhokhar and tamerlan, and points at the screen and says here is tamerlan in the blue jacket and dzhokhar in the white jacket. and i say anzor, these are guys with the backpack when the photos are shown. it can't be them. he says i don't know, these are my children. and then his wife grabs the tv screen and starts screaming, i can't be, it can't be happening. i don't believe it. the children are dead. i would have cried out myself. >> reporter: nick walsh, cnn. >>> it was russia that asked the fbi to look into tamerlan tsarnaev's activities back in 2011. moscow said the older brother was increasingly turning to radical islam. bill black joins us now live from moscow where it is 9:36 in the morning. phil, the chronology of this may surprise people, because it seems that the return to radical islam, the request from moscow came before he traveled back to his ancestral homeland. is that the word you're hearing from russian officials, that they were worried even befor

. >> i will abide by the highest standard thatthelawandthe science asks me to do, and we'll be having good conversations to make sure that you hold me to that. >> that's a good. i mentioned the brick company making those items that make american homes better and better. in 2005, henry brick spent 1.5 million on dry line that remove pollutants. i'm told that will remove 90% of the pollutants. other brick company spent 100 million so far. but then an event occurred. sierra club filed a lawsuit, as many environmental groups do, challenging the epa rule. and a 2007 after the initiate come in to comply with epa's rules, according -- a court invalidated that. the epa, their office on your leadership entered a settlement agreement with sierra club establishing a much more ambitious schedule for finalizing new and more stringent brick macworld. so onto the proposed consent, epa must propose a new rule of august of this year and finalize it by july of 2014, is that correct? >> that is the current settlement schedule i believe, but i can get back to you. my memory may not be exact on that. >> s

a letter from mrs. harrison, the daughter-in-law who went to the white house with william henry, one of her sons did die upon coming home after being shortly in the white house, and she had written a small letter, it is in the papers here in the historical society. >> thanks. i'm going to jump in because we understand that your comment here, which is writing to the deceased relative would have been somewhat common at the time. >> yes. she's made a very good point. >> a related question from john on facebook, he wants to know, was jane pierce criticized for her connections with spiritualism, even if they may not have been of her own choosing? >> not to my knowledge. >> so, the public was kind of intrigued by spiritualism at this time? she was in the fashion in that regard. >> i suppose so. but i haven't seen any criticism except the only criticism i did find out about was the spiritualists making themselves known to her. she could have done without that. >> danville, virginia, hi, c.b. >> hi. just thank you for taking my we have a hospice group that is going to have a workshop for walking pe

a continuedheightenedlawenforcementpresence as the city tries to come to grips with a violent attack in the heart of boston. and that was katie davis there with that report. now london's metropolitan police are reviewing security plans for this sunday's marathon after the explosion in boston. the minister told bbc the best way to show solidarity with boston is to continue the race as the french president has stepped up security around public buildings in this country and raised the threat level to red. >>> speaking earlier, it was said the long lasting impact of terrorist attacks are low. >> research into terrorist incidents over many, many years, their economic impact, their direct economic impact tends to be very, very small, indeed. a lot of good research done on this in israel. what i would say is yes, of course, very often the economic cost is largely in how we react. what new measures are put in place to counter this sort of thing often i'm afraid a certain amount of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. i'm afraid we live in a world where terrorism incidents are

obviously will affect complying withthelawofthe land if we have to. i may follow-up -- do you you right now have intentions for a timetable of when the department would get back to the committee on its intention and plan for complying -- >> this is evolving and i have that they the review are leading, and then we will proceed on that basis. i don't want an expectation here that isn't correct. that is why wanted to make sure. -- i understand what is expected. as to your bastions about overseas, overhead, and the other observations you made about how we are assessing what we have to do to comply with these new realities. consolidatingeen and closing facilities overseas for the last few years. we will have a study complete by the end of this month -- this on additional recommendations on closing facilities and consolidating overseas. so, yes, that has been ongoing. i and thee time, president think, the leadership of the doj, but we also need to look at our infrastructure in this country as well. >> can i have a couple of facts -- we transferred more than 100 sites back to our allies since

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